Tuesday, February 15, 2011

How to Reach Munnar?


Munnar is a beautiful hill station located in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala in India.  Munnar hill station is easily accessible from Kerala as well as the state of Tamil Nadu. There is a wide network of air, rail and roadways connecting the state of Kerala with other states and the metropolitan cities of Inia.


To Reach Munnar if you are travelling by air
There are 3 international airports in the state of Kerala, naely, Thiruvananthpuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. All the three airports handle a large number of domestic and international flights.  Munnar can be easily reached from these three airports as well as Coimbatore airport in Tamil Nadu. You can get private cabs and state transport buses to reach Munnar from wherever you are.
From Kochi it is about 140 kilometers and the route will take you through Kothamangalam and Adimali. Munnar is just 30 kilometers from Adimali.
Coimbatore is 150 kilometers away from Munnar. The route will take you through Pollachi, Udumalpet, Marayoor and then Munnar.

To reach Munnar if you are travelling by Rail
Aluva is the closest railway station and located at about 120 kilometers from Munnar. You can hire a taxi from just outside the railway station to go to Munnar. If you are interested in travelling by bus you can get into  state transport buses which ply frequently in the route.
Theni in Tamilnadu is the closest railway station to Munnar but only a train or two reaches theni from Madurai. If you can get that train you can reach Munnar through Bodinaickanur by bus in two and a half hours time.

To Reach Munnar if you travelling by Road
 You can get into Munnar by Road, the road through which you will be travelling is scenic and beautiful.  You can get private  and government operated buses are available from various locations in Kerala and Tamil Nadu to Munnar. Regular bus services from Theni, Kumbam, Madurai, Coimbatore are available  to reach Munnar.
KSRTC, Kerala state Road transport Corporation  has a bus stand at the south of the Munnar Town Town Bus stand is located at the modern new bazaar. Tourist cars , buses and autos are available to go around in  Munnar for daily rents.
There are 4 main roads passing through Munnar town, they are Kochi Road, Thekkady Road, Top station Road and Marayoor road.

Distances from Various places to Munnar
Ernakulam - 135 kilometers
Thekkady - 110 kilometers
Palani - 120 kilometers
Coimbatore - 150 kilometers
Thiruvananthapuram - 300 kilometers
Madurai - 160 kilometers
Theni - 70 kilometers

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